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Baby name
Philip
Boy
Origin of the name
Philip comes from the Greek Philippos, “lover of horses.” In the Gospels, Philip is one of the twelve apostles.
Classic name
344,036births since 1880
1950sgeneration
No. 61rank at its peak, in 1953
Where babies named Philip are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Philip is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Philip is most common in Maine (3 times), Massachusetts (2.2) and Vermont (2.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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- Phillip 311,561
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